Font depicting Adam and Eve

Placed in All Saints in 1719, it is allegedly based on a font in St James Piccadilly carved by Grinding Gibbons. Adam and Eve are represented either side of the column with the coiled serpent. The tree of life, decorated with fruit, continues around the basin along with depictions of Noah’s Ark, the escape of the Israelites out of Egypt, and two figures thought to be David and Goliath. Originally, the font was painted in bright colours. However, the congregation objected to the colours and they were removed. Traces of the paint still remain.

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  1. 1719 is NOT Victorian. It predates that period by over 100 years!! Please correct your information urgently….
    Thanks. Information panels QR codes are really helpful when visiting heritage buildings but the titles/facts should be well researched and accurate!

      1. I’d don’t see a reference to “Victorian” but you’ve probably corrected it. It’s a splendid font! Not so the other one (which does look Victoian). Your plans for reordering look good, but I wonder about the wisdom of keeping both fonts? Personally, I’d get rid of the Victorian one – though I appreciate that also presents problems! I hope that if you do keep both you can perhaps get rid of the two steps it sits on.

        I wish you all the very best with your reordering. I will return to see how it’s going. Great to see a church where people care.

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